I haven't visited the park in many years but remember, back in the fifties, that there was a Wurlitzer grand in a shop on Main St. There might have been a spinet there, too, but I'm not sure. This was long before I became a piano technician so I was not so tuned in to what instruments they had. But for some reason I remember that Wurlitzer. Thanks for the Disney piano report, Rob. Tom Robert Goodale wrote: > > Hi all, > > I just got back from S. California for the weekend. I spent > all day Sunday at Disneyland acting foolish. Along the way > I took note of all the pianos I could find. Here are my > observations- a little trivia for you! > > 1. Yamaha U1 at Coke Corner, (at end of Main Street). Used > for Ragtime entertainment for patrons. > 2. Yamaha U1 in New Orleans Square for various jazz > entertainment. > 3. Yamaha Grand- (probably a C-3 or G-3) at Carnation Plaza > Gardens. Used for various entertainment at the Plaza Stage. > > 4. Small grand of unknown origin in the Haunted Mansion. > It is rigged to play itself- (piped in audio sound). > 5. Small square grand in the Pirates of the Caribbean. It > is rigged to play itself but the sound is a recording. > > Non-piano observations: > 1. Mid sized Welte orchestrian in the Penny Arcade. > Unfortunately the sound was a recording. > 2. Wurlitzer Band Organ, (possibly model 165?) behind the > Dumbo ride. At one time this largely modified organ, (for > Disney theme), used to play. Sadly it is now only a > recording. > 3. A completely fake band organ on the King Arthur Carousel. > > There are of course many other small instruments used > throughout the park, both in practical use and as props. I > used to work there many years ago and I can recall two other > pianos. One was a very ornate birdcage that was used for > display in a frontier cabin at Big Thunder Ranch. The other > was a Seaburg "L" coin piano in what used to be called the > "Mile Long Bar Arcade". This was in "Bear Country" which > was renamed "Critter Country" after the log ride was opened. > > Well anyway there's my Disney piano report. > > Zippidydooda!! > > Rob Goodale, RPT -- Thomas A. Cole, RPT Santa Cruz, CA mailto:tcole@cruzio.com
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